I've decided to buy...

**Neo** · 01-03-2015, 12:31 AM

I bought the Blackstar Fly 3 today and just spent the last hour on it and it is one mutherfocking badass piece of ampage!
Seriously as impressive in real life as it is in the demos. The volume on full is just bordering on too loud for the house, but not quite so you're never gonna get too annoying for the neighbours.

The ISF tone control is the same as on the bigger Balckstar amps and goes from hard edge Tele style UK punk to warm Gibson style US rock, and it does it well, not just a tone difference but really shapes the sound like the bigger amps. The gain on the overdrive channel... well fok me.!, it is proper.. got great punk rock tones and handled a rendition of Teenage Kicks without breaking into a distorted mess.

The tape delay is, again, fokkin awesome.!! On low with the clean channel it adds a hall type echo with a crisp cut off, so it's great for the blues as it doesn't get muddy like it can with a reverb, turned up it can send you off into deep Hendrix orbits. The clean channel alone is sweet, not at all tinny and with overdrive on and and a bit of delay, it just fokking rocks.!! Hee Hee

Love it

Love my HT-1R too, but my practice is not going to compromised in any way by using the Fly.
This little session was on battery power by the way, which came with the unit.

Buy one Betty.. Buy one.!

**Neo** · 13-03-2015, 05:57 PM

Has he hidden himself in a secret location to write the debut album.?
Has he blown his alleged fortune on shiny things.?
Has he got it in tune yet..?

**withnallstoke** · 13-03-2015, 07:40 PM

Startling news.
Absolutely gutted.

Can anyone front?

**Bogon** · 14-03-2015, 05:24 PM

Was he actually Steve Strange?

...or at least carrying his casket?

**BaitongBoy** · 14-03-2015, 11:46 PM

Bettyboo...Answer the doorbell, will ya?...

**Necron99** · 16-03-2015, 01:43 PM

He's waiting for the shame of the World Cup to die down before he shows his face again........

**slackula** · 16-03-2015, 03:13 PM

Anybody call dibs on his stuff yet just in case?

What? Why are you all looking at me? I was only asking. Sheesh...

**withnallstoke** · 16-03-2015, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

Anybody call dibs on his stuff yet just in case?

That might be the problem.

His missus may well have forcibly inserted various electronics up his dirtbox.
He could well be wearing an amplifier as if it were a traffic cone.

In which case, you can have dibbs on his stuff.

**BaitongBoy** · 17-03-2015, 12:03 AM

I hope it's not part of this Happiness shit...

**Bettyboo** · 17-05-2015, 05:12 PM

Hello All,

Apparently, I have turned into Neo's doppleganger. I have two amps now, Betty has been upgraded with a Schaller tail, Gotoh bridge, Gibson 498T bridge pup, Damasio 36th anni neck pup and a custom made 50s electronics setup with series/parallel/phase/coil split (21 options) and I can play a little bit:

BTW, Neo, this little Randall Diavlo 1w is very similar to the HT1, except more of everything that makes music good...

Keep rockin.

**Neverna** · 17-05-2015, 05:15 PM

Where have you been, Betty? And what tunes can you play now?

**Bettyboo** · 17-05-2015, 05:51 PM

In Korea, working.

Well, playing wise, all things G C and D seem to work for me, powerchords and major chords (maybe the occasional minor or major7), thus something that sounds like Hendrix stuff is fun - down on the jazzier 9-12 frets then back up to the major chords (or power chords). Stuff like teenage kicks is fun and easy to play. Anything 12 bar bluesy, either focusing on A, D and E or G, C and D is fun - especially when power chording... A few little intro, outro and riffs (either something like Pixies where is my mind, or the Hendrix scale from Hey Joe) can be fun then just whack some rhythm inbetween. This fella is fun, it looks really hard, but he isn't really doing that much - ok, I'm not that good or anywhere near, but I can understand what he's doing and have a shockingly poor go at it:

**Neo** · 17-05-2015, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

BTW, Neo, this little Randall Diavlo 1w is very similar to the HT1, except more of everything that makes music good...

Keep rockin.

And I see you got the Fly... good call or what..?
Still playing mine more than the HT-1. Good to see ya back again

**Neo** · 18-05-2015, 02:44 AM

Phillip's a bit of a nugget but he sure can play

**Stinky** · 18-05-2015, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

This fella is fun, it looks really hard, but he isn't really doing that much - ok, I'm not that good or anywhere near, but I can understand what he's doing and have a shockingly poor go at it:

The facials on this fella are priceless, I remember if the Mothers of Invention pulled those expressions on stage Frank Zappa would walk up to them and say and "Spoo!", some sort of code for stop wanking yourself off ya knob.

**Bettyboo** · 29-08-2015, 11:29 AM

When are The Shifters gonna reform?

I haven't improved as a player, per se, but I have bought more gear (my T-rex phaser should arrive this week too).

If you're worried that I can't get enough OD/gain/distortion with this setup, don't...

**withnallstoke** · 29-08-2015, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

When are The Shifters gonna reform?

Very very soon.

I purchased my first ever amp last month.

Now all i need is a guitar.

I have a small microphone wired into the seat of the trouser, and can now amplify my trumps.

**Bettyboo** · 29-08-2015, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

I purchased my first ever amp last month.

Picture?

If you can play left handed, or wanna play right-handed upside down (a kinda reverse Hendrix...), then I have Laura the Ibanez sitting in Nakhon Nayok doing nothing. Are you in Thailand, Stoker? I could get her sent down to you, just string her upside down, with the superstrat style and level bridge/tail, she'll play fine! Just give me the word and she's yours...

**withnallstoke** · 29-08-2015, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Are you in Thailand, Stoker?

I am indeed.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Just give me the word and she's yours...

A very kind offer, and one upon which i would take you up on were it not for the impending delivery (April) of a fine Strat copy from the brother in law.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Picture?

I'll take one a bit later.

Could do with a bit of help identifying my semi acoustic - i would like to know where it was made.

**withnallstoke** · 29-08-2015, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Picture?

Guitar purchased in Thailand about 10 years ago.

Anybody any info on what it is/ where it was made????

**palexxxx** · 29-08-2015, 02:11 PM

^ Looks like it is made in China, (Ovation copy)

China Guitar Factory, Acoustic Guitar (AGW4015C) - China Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

The genuine article getting played.

**Bettyboo** · 29-08-2015, 02:17 PM

The Shifters are gonna have some acoustic balance, excellent! As Palexxxx says, it does look like a Chinese/Indonesian made Ovation style guitar. If she plays nice and brings out your skills then great...

Rock on! (well, not rock, but kinda CountryFolk on...)

**Dillinger** · 29-08-2015, 02:45 PM

**withnallstoke** · 29-08-2015, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Looks like it is made in China, (Ovation copy)

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

If she plays nice

That's what i reckoned.

It plays excellently*, and is a really well made guitar.

*When a real guitarist plays it.

**Dillinger** · 29-08-2015, 03:47 PM

^.

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